by The Conversation | Sep 8, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
Humans produce more concrete than any other material on the planet. It is the literal foundation of modern civilization—and for good reason. Concrete is strong, durable, affordable and available to almost every community on the planet. However, the global concrete...
by The Conversation | Sep 3, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine, misinformation is rife worldwide. Many tools have been designed to help people spot misinformation. The problem with most of them is how hard they are to deliver at scale. But we may have found a solution. In our new...
by OtherWords — Institute for Policy Studies | Sep 1, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
We’re told that higher education is one of the best ways to overcome poverty. But for many indebted borrowers, it’s been just the opposite. Since 1980, the cost of college has increased at nearly 9 times the rate of paychecks. If you’re poor and don’t join the...
by Governing Magazine | Aug 31, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
Nicole Sears and Alex Otani are getting married at an old Army base in San Francisco next spring. Checking out their site on a recent Tuesday afternoon, they were impressed by how beautiful the location is, especially after they stumbled across a brand-new park that...
by Common Dreams | Aug 30, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
The Environmental Protection Agency moved last week to designate two commonly used “forever chemicals” as hazardous under federal law, a long-awaited step that green groups welcomed as important while also warning it is inadequate to address the scale of...
by The Conversation | Aug 20, 2022 | Progress & Solutions
PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first. As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s. They made jackets waterproof and carpets stain-resistant. Food wrappers, firefighting foam, even makeup seemed better with perfluoroalkyl and...